Shloka 473
तानप्याशु शरैर्भीष्म: प्रविव्याध महारथ: । इसी प्रकार दूसरे लोगोंने भी सहस्रों बाणोंद्वारा भीष्मजीको घायल किया। तब महारथी भीष्मने भी तुरंत ही अपने बाणोंद्वारा उन सबको बींध डाला
tān apy āśu śarair bhīṣmaḥ pravivyādha mahārathaḥ |
Sañjaya berkata: Bhīṣma, sang maharathi, dengan pantas menembusi mereka juga dengan anak panahnya. Walaupun orang lain turut memanah Bhīṣma dengan ribuan batang, dia segera membalas, meratah mereka semua dengan panahnya—gambaran tugas kesatria yang tidak mengenal henti, di mana keperkasaan dan ketahanan, bukan kebencian peribadi, menggerakkan pertukaran di medan perang.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores kṣatriya-duty in war: steadfastness and immediate response under attack. Bhīṣma’s action is portrayed as disciplined martial conduct—enduring injury and fulfilling his role without hesitation.
In the thick of the Kurukṣetra battle, opponents strike Bhīṣma with many arrows; Bhīṣma, the foremost chariot-warrior, promptly counters by piercing them with his own arrows.